BPS4002 · Research in pharmaceutical science

Overview

You will conduct an advanced research project including assessable literature and laboratory components relevant to pharmaceutical science. The research will be conducted in one or more research themes within the Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences supervised by experienced research staff. You will undertake research equivalent to a minimum 6 months of full time work supported by relevant coursework through BPS4001. The research program will be overseen by the individual research themes of the Faculty.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

This unit is 75% of the overall course mark. The assessment for this unit will include the following: • Thesis 50% • Final oral presentation 10% • Thesis viva 15% The other 25% of the course mark comes from your assessment in the BPS4001 unit. You will be required to conduct a literature review relevant to your research project and present a non-assessed preliminary oral presentation early in your candidature. This presentation will provide your interpretation of the background behind the project and the techniques required to conduct the research project. The preparation of the mini-thesis throughout the candidature will be guided closely by the supervisor at all times. Coursework activities (BPS4001) will be conducted jointly to support the progression of the research work and the preparation of the final thesis. The final oral presentation is the culmination of the year's work and should reflect the findings obtained, your interpretation of these and the conclusion they draw from their investigations.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Identify and articulate knowledge gaps in their specific scientific research field from the scientific literature and justify the need for further research to address the identified knowledge gap.
2. Formulate clear aims and hypotheses to solve a specific research problem
3. Describe in detail experimental methods that are appropriate to address specific scientific aims and design and implement protocols to solve a specific scientific problem, including the collection or generation of data.
4. Accurately and clearly present experimental data in figures and/or tables with clear and logical descriptive commentary and appropriate statistical analysis
5. Critically assess scientific findings identifying the strengths and limitations of experiments
6. Make clear and logical conclusions based on experimental data, giving full consideration to other possible alternative explanations
7. Identify and justify future directions that accurately express where the field should be heading, defining the role and significance of their own work in the broader context of the field

Workload

Laboratory work, data analysis and literature research supervised by experienced research staff. You will conduct a research project equivalent to a minimum 6 months of full time work that supports the research area they are studying.

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